UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services

Published purpose

This project aims to address the challenges of socio-economic inclusion and security for women in Tunisian medinas, particularly in M’saken, Mahdia, Sousse, and Kairouan, while integrating climate change adaptation measures and access to water. The project seeks to promote the socio-economic empowerment of women residing in the medinas by improving public spaces and strengthening the capacities of municipalities to integrate gender dimensions into their sustainable urban planning processes. The project activities include: (1) conducting online communication and awareness campaigns on the inclusion and engagement of women in the medinas, as well as strengthening the capacities of Tunisian municipalities to integrate women's needs into city governance; (2) identifying local NGOs led by women to manage and animate rehabilitated spaces; (3) creating products aimed at capturing, documenting, and sharing lessons learned, best practices, and impacts achieved during the first phase of the Inclusive city Femmedina program. This is to demonstrate the importance of gender integration in the planning of public spaces and to enable the replication of the project's successes in other regions; and (4) conducting training for municipal executives and staff on integrating a gender perspective into governance and urban planning. This includes knowledge and experience exchanges with other Tunisian cities and international city networks, including pioneering Canadian cities in inclusive urban development.